Analytic
A dimension of ABA, which explains that a functional relationship is demonstrated when manipulated events (independent variables) produce a reliable change in any measurable dimension of the targeted behavior (dependent… Read more
A.5 Identify and describe dimensions of applied behavior analysis.
Applied
A dimension of ABA, which explains that ABA treatment must aim to improve socially significant behaviors in real-world settings.
Behavioral
A dimension of ABA, which explains that ABA treatment must target measurable and observable behavior.
Circular reasoning
A mentalistic process in which the cause and effect of behavior are both inferred from the same information.
Conceptually systematic
A dimension of ABA, which explains that ABA procedures must be derived from the basic principles of behavior analysis.
Dana Do’s: How to Easily Break Down the 7 Dimensions of ABA
PTB co-founder Dana Meller shares an easy way to break down the 7 dimensions of ABA by using the dimensions to define what it means to be a behavior analyst, which in turn, makes it much easier to discriminate between each dimension.
BCBA® Task List (5th ed.) Section A-5: Describe and define the dimensions of applied behavior analysis (Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968).
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Effective
A dimension of ABA, which explains that ABA procedures should result in a practical, socially significant improvement in a person’s life.
Explanatory fiction
A mentalistic and mythical explanation for behavior that attributes unobservable processes to the occurrence of the behavior.
Generality
A dimension of ABA, which explains that any behavior change should persist across time, settings, behaviors, and people that differ from the original intervention conditions.
Hypothetical construct
Presumed, but unobserved processes and subjective ideas that, in mentalism, are used to explain behavior and/or its causes.
Technological
A group of stimuli that share a common function, topography, or temporal relation and have a common effect on a response class (behavior). Hint: Think of the stimulus class as